1 Samuel 15:34
32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.
33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.
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Compare
- BSB
- Then Samuel went to Ramah, but Saul went up to his home in Gibeah of Saul.
- KJV
- Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- WEB
- Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- ASV
- Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- DARBY
- And Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul.
- BLB
- And Samuel went to Ramah, and Saul went up to his house at Gibeah of Saul.
- ÅB
- Deretter dro Samuel til Rama, men Saul fór opp til sitt hus i Sauls Gibea.
- OTB
- Da dro Samuel til Rama, mens Saul dro opp til sitt hus i Sauls Gibea.
- B1930
- Derefter drog Samuel til Rama, men Saul fór op til sitt hus i Sauls Gibea.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 11:4
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
Read in context1 Samuel 7:17
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
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